Soda-fountain attachment.



J. R. WELLBORN.

SODA FOUNTAIN ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION msu MAY I8. 1918.

Patented Dec. 3, 1918.

TNVENTOR WITNE ATTORNEY rescaled To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JQHNYR. WELnBoan,

a citizen of the Unitcd States,residing at Atlanta, in the county of Fulton and State v of Georgia, have invented certain new and. useful Improvements in Soda-FountainAttachnients, of which the: followingwis a specification.

i This'invention is a soda fountain attach;

" projecting the carbonated water intoaglass went and has for its principal 0bjEClI-,bll8 1 production of a device which is attached to the carbonated water faucet for efliciently for thoroughly mixing the water with the syrup.

production of asoda fountain attachment which eliminatesthe necessity for mixing the syrup and carbonatedwater by, the usual method of stirring with a spoon; since the dev1ce';1s constructed so as to lIlJGCl) carbonated water into the glass at the inner bottom portion thereof, thus thoroughly mixing the water withthesyrup and having productionofa soda fountain attachment Q which consists of a tube which is, tobe coni the soda in condition for serving by the time the glassis filled. y y

Another object of this invention is the nected to the carbonated water faucet, this tube having apertures adjacent its lower end by which the water mayescape into the glass at the lower portion thereof to mix with the syrup at the bottom of the glass, while a yieldable cap is carried at the lower portion of the tube for closingthe lower end and also constituting a bumper for preventing the lower end of thetube from striking and breaking or injuring the bottom of the glass. a a

Broadly stated, this invention consists of a hollow elongated tube having a flange at its upper end thus permittinga securing or locking nut to be connected thereto and also connected to the carbonated water faucet. iforholding the tube in aset position, said tube having apertures formed therethrough adjacent its lower end, thus permitting water t pass downwardly through the tube and be dispensed through the apertures, and

a yieldable plug carried by the lower end of the tube projecting beyond the side surface of the tube, thus preventing the glass from striking the lower end of the tube and consequently preventing injury to the glass.

One practical form of construction and r through the device.

and Lbroyided with a gasketi.

material, such passing of the Y1 sona-rbuurenv inrraonmenr.

i I; Specification ofLettei'shiatent. Patented Deg, 5 1918 Application filec'l lv la'y 18,1918. Seria1NoLa35,271; r

jj assembly oi the present invention will be hereinafter described and is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, i11 wlnch-- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the soda fltountaln attachment, lillustratlng the: man

inserted into a her 1 in which the same, glass,and; w a i i Fig. 2 isa central longitudinal section In the preferred embodimentof the present .inventiom about to dicates thetube, which as illustratedhcrein, is elongated and is preferabl c lindrical.

Of; course, it may be of anyother desired i y 1 a shape without departing from the spirit of Another ob ect of this invention is the be described, 5 in- 1 the invention ,aslong as the tube: is long enough to permit ot its passing into the lower portioniof a glass. This tube 5 a is provided with an annular flange Gupon its upper end, this flange cxtendin one the flangeinay beisecuredto the carbonated water: faucet in any suitable manner,

although the securelnent' does not enter into the present invention and for this reason is} not, beingdeemed necessary tobe herein illustrated. a y 1 i y y i The lower end of the tube5 is closed by a i plug- 8. This plug 8 :is forinedof yieldable stantially the same diameter as the tube 5,

thus being insertible in thelower end of the tube, as shown, in FigzQ. The body of this plug isprov ided with'an annular flange 9 extending outwardly therebeyond and this vent a glass from accidentally striking the lower end portion of the tube5. *Thisplug for instance, as soft rubber. The plug comprises a body-which i sub- ,8 is also provided with a substantially conical lower surface 10, thus facilitating the the glass.

An annular row of apertures 11 are apointadjacent the y plug throughthecontents of a a i i i a point above the inner end of the plug 8,

thus preventing the free passage through the apertures. or the purpose of illustrating the operation of the invention a glass is indicated in general at 12, As above stated, the attachplug from obstructing ment is secured to the carbonated water faucet. In the usual practice, it is necessary to place the syrup within the glass and then after the glass has been filled with carbonated water, it is customary to stir the water and the syrupvtomix the same by the use of a spoon.' With the present invention however, the syrup is placed within the glass and any other cooling substance such as ice or ice cream is placed therein. The glass is then vplaced around or inserted over the lower end of the tube 5, as illustrated in Fig. 1. The carbonated faucet water may then pass through the tubeand will of course be discharged through the apertures 11. As these apertures are adjacent the'lower' end ofsthe tube, it is obvious the force of the carbonated water will cause the water to be tom of the glass and will continue to thoroughly mix with the syrup until the glass is" filled. 'Asabove stated, if" so desired, the apertures may. slant downwardly toward their outer ends and thus cause'the carbonated water to be directed downwardly to thoroughly mixwith the syrup. The'pro- 'visionof the plug at .thelower end of the tube will prevent the bottom of the glass or the sideportions of the glass'frombeing iniju red since the flange 9 of the plug will hold t-he glass from-engagement with the lower portions or the tube, while the conicaljportion 100i 'theplug willallow the plug to pass through the contents of the glass although whenstriking the'bottom ofthe glass will limit further movement of the glass without injury to the glass.

a The foregoing "description and the drawings' ha-verreferrence, to what maybe considered the-preferred, or approved, form of =i-;my:invention. It is'to be'understood that I may make such changes in construction and arrangement and combination of parts,' materials, dimensions, et cetera, as may prove expedient and fall within'the scope of the appended claims.

Havingthus fully described my invention, what I claim as-new-and desire'to secure by Letters-Patent, is

1. A .deviceof the class described, comprising anuelongated hollow tube, said tube having securingmeans upon one end thereof, a yleldable plug carried within the reing a body having an annular flange formed thereon, said last mentioned flange extending beyond the side surface of said tube, thus preventing a glass positioned over the end of said tube from being injured, the lower end of said plug being substantially conical and extending to the periphery of said flange for facilitating the passing of the plug through the glass, and said tube having an annular row of apertures formed therethrough adjacent said plug, said apcrtures slanting downwardly toward their outer end, thus permitting water to be passed through the tube and to be dispensed downwardly therefrom through said apertures.

A device of the class described comprising an elongated hollow tube, said tube having securing means upon one end thereof, a yieldable plug carried within the re maining end of said tube, said plug comprising a cylindrical body having an annular flange formed thereon, sald. last mentioned flange extending beyond the side surface of said tube, thus constituting a shield forpreventing a glass positioned over the tube from striking the tube, the lower .end of the plug being substantially conical and extending to the periphery of the flange for forming a slanting lower surface which will deflect material engaging the same to permit the'plug to pass through said material, and

'saidtube having apertures formed there- Y J OHN R. WELLBORN.

Witnesses H. 0.1IOLBROOK, A. C. CORBE'IT.

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